Tire-repairing apparatus



J. REINHARDT.

TIRE REPAIRING APPARATUS. APPUCATION FILED ocT.23. 1920.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

vwaMoz JAMES REINHARDT, OFKNORMAN, OKLAHOMA.

TIRE-REPAIBJING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

Application filed October 23, 1920. Serial No. 419,059.

T0 all 107mm- I? may concern Be it known that l', JAMES Rnin'rmnn'r, acitizen ot the United States, residing at Norman, in the county oi'Cleveland and State ot Oklahoma, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tire-Ftepairingl Apparatus, of which the following is aspecilication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in tirerepairing apparatus and relates more especially to a cutter for use incutting tire patches.

It is customary with certain types ci' tire repair kits to supply a canequipped with a tube ot' cement and a section of patch rubber the rubberbeing cut according to the size oi the puncture or blow-out and thenapplied thereto. Heretoiore yno provision has been made for the cuttingof the patch and consequently if the motorist has no knife and happensto be in a. place where he cannot obtain one, he is at an obviousdisadvantage.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes to apply a cutter to the cantop which cutter is normally housed within the top and can be easily andquickly projected outwardly therefrom so that the top serves as a handleduring use ot' the cutter.

Further the invention aims to provide zv cutter which is normally heldby the can top so that same cannot through accident be moved tooperative position, and wherein the cutter is completely housed by thecan top and is reliably held against movement during the cuttingoperation.

Still further the invention aims to provide a simple and economicalstructure which can be easily applied to the can top.

In the drawings:

Figure l, is a bottoni plan view oi a can (op with thc invention appliedthereto.

Fig. 2, is a section on line 2-2 et Fig. l.; and

Fig. 3. is an enla ged section on line 3MB of F 2.

ln proceeding in accordance, with the present invention, the can top l.with which the repair-kit cans aforementioned are supplied, is modifiedmerely to the extent of forming a slot 2 in the rim or peripheral wallthereof, the slot preferably alining at one side wall thereof with theunder .tace of the can top proper, as depicted in Fig. 2. ln addition ahole 3 is formed in the top proper and at the center thereof to receivea rivet 4C, which latter constitutes the sole means of attachment oi'the device.

The cutter may be formed of a piece of steel rod or the like and is ofapproximately cl-shape, the rivet el being received in the space betweenthe legs of the J.

The free end of' the Vlonger leg of the dshaped member liattened andsharpened to form a cutting point ,5, while the tree end of the shorterleg ot the member is upset or .bent or otherwise termed to provide anabutment or stop 6, which latter engages with one end ot an attachingclip 7, so as to limit inward movement oi: the cutting member.

rEhe clip is formed oi' a piece oi sheet metal having a central. hole toreceive the rivet fl and has its ends 4formed with concave seats 8 inwhich latter the respective legs oi' the J-cutting member are seated orengaged so as to be capable of sliding therein.

The cutter member and the clip are pivotally connected to the can topproper by the rivet, so that the member and therewith the clip can beswung from the full to the dotted line position of Fig. l, or viceversa.

In operation, the cutter member normally occupies the full line positionof Fig. 1, wherein the cutter lies opposite to the rim i.) oi the cantop so as to be protected thereby and concealed. rfhe cutter member asshown in Fig. 2 occupies but small space within the can top andtherefore does not interfere with the can closing function which the topprimarily has and is designed for.

When the top is removed and the patch is to be cut, the cutter member ismerely swimg to the dotted line position of Fig.A l, so that the cutterproper 5 registers with the slot 2, whereupon the member is slid to theposition of Fig. l, dotted lines and F ig. 2 tull lines, the cuttermoving through the slot 2. It will now be seen that the can top servesas a handle and that the end walls oit slot 2 will hold the cutteragainst movement during the cutting action. When the parts are to berestored to normal, the cutter is slid inwardly and then turned to againbring its point opposite to an impert'orate part of the rim 9. Y

From the foregoing it will be seen that the device is economical inproduction easy and quick to assemble, since but a single rivet isrequired, and is easy and quick in operation7 and assures the presenceof a cutter at all times with the repair kit and one which cannot belost or misplaced iinless the can top itselt is lost or misplaced.

What is claimed is:

l. In combination Wit-li a can top having a slot in the rim thereof, al-shaped cutter having' a cut-ting' part formed on one free end thereofand having an abutment formed on the opposite free end, a clip havingconcare seats for the respective legs of the cutter to slidably supportsaid legs, and a rivet for pivotally securing the clip to the`ii1idei'face ot the can top, the cutting part being movable through the slot andnormally disposed opposite to and Within the rim iiiterior.V

2. ln combination with a can top having a slot in the rim thereof? acutter, and means to mount the cutter to alloiv same to move through theslot in one position and in a second position to lie Within the rim andbe concealed thereby.

3. In combination vwith a can top having a rim, a cutter, and meansVwhereby to mount the cutter so that same in oiie position an beprojected beyond the rim and in a second position is Concealed Withinthe riin.

l. ln combination with a. can top having a rim and a slot in the latter,a pivoted and slidable cutter borne by the top and movable through theslot by sliding thereof and movable past the slotby pivotal action so asto be protected by the rim.

ln combination With a can top having a slotted rim, a cutter, a pivotalsupport borne by the top7 and means to slidaloly mount the cutter on thesupport whereby the cutter may be moved through the slot and withdrawninto the -rim and then turned to lie opposite an impertorate part oitthe l'lll.

(5. ln combination With a can having a removable top, a cutter, means tomount the cutter so that saine may be projected beyond the periphery o'tthe top and to lie within the peri pliery and means to hold the Ycutteragainst lateral movement When in projected position.

T. ln combination with a can top having a slotted rim, a cutter borne bythe top and slidable through the slot, so as to lie exteriorly ot andbevondV the rim. Y ln testimony whereof I athx my signature. JAMESREINHRDT.

